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Spatial accessibility and equity analysis of Amazon parcel lockers facilities [PDF]
Journal of Transport Geography, 2021 The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of e-commerce and home deliveries. Automated parcel lockers are a way to improve delivery efficiency, but despite their rapid growth, little is known about their accessibility and equity impacts. Among e-commerce players in the U.S., Amazon stands out by its large market share. This research
Jaclyn Schaefer, MIGUEL Figliozzi
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On the Impact of Open Parcel Lockers on Traffic [PDF]
Sustainability, 2021 The last-mile in the courier express parcel (CEP) sector is the most challenging part of the overall transport chain. This is, among other reasons, because many recipients are not at home when deliveries take place. On the other hand, it is for many recipients inconvenient that they have to collect their parcels at different pickup shops varying from ...
Matthias Prandtstetter +2 more
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Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 2021 : Delivering parcels to collection and delivery points (CDPs) is often seen as a better option compared with home delivery. However, if the demand is inhomogeneous, either the parcel locker utilization or the service level (i.e., the number of parcels ...
Christopher Hinde, Maren Schnieder
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A two stage optimization model for sustainable location routing problem with capacity and time window constraints in smart parcel lockers [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe rapid expansion of e-commerce has significantly increased the demand for sustainable delivery methods to mitigate urban congestion, emissions, and rising logistical costs.
S. Mohammad Ghadirpour +2 more
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A Robust Optimization Method for Location Selection of Parcel Lockers under Uncertain Demands
Mathematics, 2022 Parcel lockers have continuously growing in popularity as an alternative mode for last-mile delivery services due to their capability of effectively alleviating the risk of a delivery failure, increasing the possibility of delivery consolidation, and ...
Yanyan Chen, Mengyu Bi, Lai Jianhui
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Locating Movable Parcel Lockers under Stochastic Demands
Symmetry, 2020 The movable unit equipped with a set of lockers has been recently developed as a new mode to improve the efficiency of the last mile delivery. Locating a set of movable parcel locker units appropriately is a fundamental factor to promote the merits of movable parcel lockers.
Yanyan Chen, Mengyu Bi, Lai Jianhui
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A Simulated Annealing Algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem With Parcel Lockers [PDF]
IEEE Access, 2022 Due to the growth in e-commerce, city logistics needs to cope with the rise of customers’ demand. Consequently, it adds to the complexity of the last-mile delivery process. Moreover, this process often contributes significantly to the distribution
Vincent F. Yu +5 more
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From home delivery to parcel lockers: a case study in Amsterdam
Transportation Research Procedia, 2020 E-commerce is still a strong growing segment with fierce competition among the parcel delivery service providers. To stay ahead of the competitors innovation is necessary. Currently, parcels are being delivered with large delivery vans which will usually deliver single parcels to doorsteps of their customers.
Bart Van Arem
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Logistics, 2023 Background: The growth of e-commerce necessitates efficient logistics management to address rising last-mile delivery challenges. To overcome some of the last-mile delivery costs, parcel lockers as a delivery option, can be an alternative solution.
Amr Eltawil, Islam Ali, Amira Saker
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Sustainable FuturesThis paper analyses the efficiency and carbon footprint of different last-mile delivery solutions, including parcel lockers, pick-up points, and home deliveries.
Inger Beate Hovi, Eirill Bø
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